Lasang Pinoy, Sundays : pearlySHELLS
May 30, 2009 at 11:55 am , by Ces
Grilling is the best way to bring out those flavors in shellfish, so they say. significantly, reaping it’s greatest benefits is accomplished by cooking it right, where it should never reach that rubbery texture. instead, the meat should have an opaque color, soft yet firm. it is also best served at once just off from the grill or at least while warm. we have cooked LOBSTERS a number of times the good ‘ol fashion way, either steamed or boiled. delicious? yes! but never as good as this last time when i twitched a little bit to a more fancy way of preparing these crustaceans.
as this proved to be a first for me, i had to google on the correct process of grilling lobsters. and as always, i do not totally follow one specific recipe. instead i mix and match whatever i have gathered. and this was the result…
HOW-TO
instead of grilling right off, i still went through the boiling process just as how i used to do it. dunked in lotsa water with a sprinkling of salt and sugar and a few slices of lemon until the shell has turned orangey-red, one at a time.
next step was cutting it in half [i let M do that for me]. then i removed the sack from the lobsters head as well as the veins running through to the lobsters tail.
slathered liberally with melted butter, salt and pepper then broiled or grilled cut side first for about 3 minutes until the SHELL has turned bright red. another butter action, before i finally turned and grilled the shell side for about 4-8 minutes more.
served and devoured with lemon-butter-fish-sauce. oh so divine!!! and the smell? insanely appetizing!
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by maver
On May 30, 2009 at 12:37 pm
halu!
we have the same subject
http://maver.wifespeaks.com/2009/05/lapis-47-shells.html
happy lapis!
by Jay - Agent112778
On May 30, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Serving my Lasang Pinoy Sunday here
Jay – Agent112778’s last blog post..La.Pi.S # 50 : pearlySHELLS
by maver
On May 30, 2009 at 12:39 pm
my bad. lobster pala yung sa yo. mini me lang ng lobsters ang entry ko. hehehe.
by luna miranda
On May 30, 2009 at 12:44 pm
oh my! that is mouth-watering! lobster is so expensive in Manila that i only get to eat it when i’m in Negros or Cebu. i had the chance to binge on lobster in a lobster festival at mactan shangrila…parang nahilo-hilo ako (hahaha)!
luna miranda’s last blog post..Pearly Shells – Lasang Pinoy
by Gizelle
On May 30, 2009 at 12:58 pm
I haven’t tried cooking lobster yet
Seems it needs a lot of time preparing and cooking but I know its worth naman. No? Happy weekend Ces, hope ur all better now!
by raquel
On May 30, 2009 at 5:07 pm
my favorite!!! that is one yummy-looking grilled lobster!!! and with garlic butter sauce….oh man!
here is my SHELL for this week.
http://www.cafenilson.com/2009/05/lasang-pinoy-sundays-pearly-shells/
by oggi
On May 30, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I’m drooling here. Yummy looking lobster.
My favorite is very young lobster stir fried Cantonese-style.:)
I don’t have anything shell-y prepared this week.:(
oggi’s last blog post..Lambanog
by oggi
On May 30, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I’m drooling here. Yummy looking lobster! My favorite is the Cantonese-style stir fried baby lobsters.:)
I don’t have a shell-y post for this week.:(
I’ll just visit and enjoy the pearly shells here.
oggi’s last blog post..Lambanog
by ISKAndals.com » Accidental Seafood Soup
On May 30, 2009 at 5:48 pm
[...] Lasang Pinoy, Sundays. Not pearly but shells! [...]
by iska
On May 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm
YUM! Summer’s gone and so are the lobsters down under. Ka-miss din ito ha…
iska’s last blog post..Accidental Seafood Soup
by ing
On May 31, 2009 at 12:57 am
hello…
this is my entry:
http://snapeat.blogspot.com/2009/05/lapis-pearlyshells.html
tnx… ingat… :p
ing’s last blog post..La.Pi.S: pearlySHELLS
by julie
On May 31, 2009 at 5:15 am
Sarap niyan…
My uncooked and unusual shellfish is posted with links to cooked ones
by Something Purple
On May 31, 2009 at 10:11 am
Present ako ces! At pareho din tayo ng entry
Hmmmm anything with shells I love!
Happy monday bukas mwah!
San kayo sa 4th of July?
http://www.elegancefoodandwine.com/2009/05/lasang-pinoy-32-perlyshells.html
by miriam
On May 31, 2009 at 11:18 am
handsome lobsters! beautiful fotos – love the bright red color of the lobsters – and superb presentation.
please find mine:
http://mushroomsfromhome.blogspot.com/2009/05/pearly-shell-kuhol-and-halaan-escargot.html
by Munchkin Mommy
On May 31, 2009 at 3:20 pm
i’m late again but not as late as i was for last week’s theme. hahaha!
have a great weeek ahead, ces! *mwah*
by Pinky
On May 31, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Yum-yum! Mine’s up as well at http://tkkt.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/lapis-pearly-shells/
Glitch is back again… can’t open your actual site so am just leaving comment here…
Happy Sunday, Ces!
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by abby
On June 1, 2009 at 8:48 pm
wow, lemon butter sauce lang, solved na ako dyan!
ces, i finally had the time to join LaPiS again! here’s my entry for this week.
abby’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays #50: Shellfish
by Manang
On June 1, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Wow, sarap ng lobsters! Lapit na naman ang season nyan dito sa Maine. Sometimes my neighbor sells them for $5/lb, soft shell. Sarrrap!
Lagi na lang akong absent in the past. Buti na lang I have a perfect entry for this…pearly and shell…pero di makain…
http://kusinanimanang.blogspot.com/2009/06/lapis-pearlyshells.html
Manang’s last blog post..LaPiS: pearlySHELLS
by Meeya
On June 2, 2009 at 12:13 am
late pero humahabol *hingal hingal*
as for lobsters, not really a fan of them, ewan ko ba. or baka dahil hindi ko lang afford and i’m sour-graping? hahaha!
by Jescel
On June 2, 2009 at 10:29 am
Lobster is yummy! Yours look soo delectable… Check out mine (I’m late as usual…hihihi)
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by Manang
On June 2, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Hi ces,
I remember now about the missed call. I came home late from work that night so I did not bother to call you back (I was also too tired and sleepy then). Portland is quite a ways from us (2-hr drive) but do you have a tentative date for it? I will try to schedule my Asian store trip and a visit to another Filipina homemaker I met through my blog.
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by maiylah
On June 3, 2009 at 12:25 pm
ang sarap nyan …. grabe, am drooling here!!!!
as usual, late na naman ako … lol.
done with my “shell-y” post, Ces
enjoy the rest of the week!
maiylah’s last blog post..Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Saucy